John H. Johnson
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John Harold Johnson (January 19, 1918 – August 8, 2005) was an American businessman and publisher.
Johnson is the father of the Johnson Publishing Company, which is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Beginning in the second half of the twentieth century, Johnson's Ebony (1945) and Jet (1951-2014) magazines were two of the most influential African-American companies in media.
Johnson was the first African American to appear on the Forbes 400 in 1982.
In 1987, Johnson was named Black Enterprise Entrepreneur of the Year.
Early years and education
Johnson was born in Arkansas City, Arkansas. During the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South, his family immigrated to Chicago at the time of 1933 Chicago World's Fair. As he encountered something he never imagined: middle-class blacks, Johnson endured much mockery and taunting at his high school for his ragged clothing and country ways. Johnson attended DuSable High School for his junior and senior years. Nat King Cole, Redd Foxx, and future entrepreneur William Abernathy were among his classmates at DuSable. This only fuelled his already high resolve to "become something of himself." Johnson's high-school career was characterized by his leadership abilities as both president of the student council president and editor of the school newspaper and class yearbook. He attended high school during the day and read self-improvement books at night. After graduating with distinction in 1936, he was given a tuition scholarship to the University of Chicago, but he decided against it because he couldn't find a way to pay for expenses other than tuition. Johnson was invited to speak at a dinner hosted by the Urban League in honor of his successes in high school. As Harry Pace, president of the Supreme Life Insurance Company, heard Johnson's address, he was so impressed with him that he gave Johnson a job so he would be able to use the scholarship.
Johnson began as an office boy at Supreme Life and by two years, he was promoted to Pace's assistant. His responsibilities included assembling a monthly digest of newspaper papers, with the help of his publisher, "Madam DuBois." Johnson began to wonder if other people in the neighborhood might not be interested in the same type of service. He imagined a magazine based on Reader's Digest's Digest. In addition, his service at Supreme Life gave him the opportunity to see the day-to-day operations of an African-owned company as well as a man who was inspired to start a business of his own.